Monuments
B-17 (42-31179) 'Stinky Weather' Crash Marker
B-17 'Yardbird' (41-24602) & 'Stinky Weather' (42-31179) Memorial
Name:
Warren Lee Putman
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-675286
Unit:
511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-31
State:
Montana
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
N
Row:
1
Grave:
17
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Warren L. Putman, pilot of the B-17 42-31179 "Stinky Weather (Pooper Dooper)", took off from station 110 in Polebrook, Northamptonshire, UK, at 0830 on December 31st, 1943, on a bombing mission to Bordeaux and Cognac. They were intercepted at 1315 between Pleubian and Kerbors by German fighters. Hit, the plane was partially evacuated before crashing by the bay. Of the six that survived, only 2nd Lt Schwayder made it back to England. Putman was initially buried in Lannion.